Cross-tie.



Y -PATENTED JAN. 21, 1908.- Jv. F. an o. P. G'RANDY.

GROSS TIE. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 16, 1907.

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lJOHN i. enANDY AND onARLE-SFRANKGRANDY, or GREENVILLE, souri-L cAnotiNfi.

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Tooll whom it 'may concern: N y Beit known that we, JoHN F. GRANDY and CHARLES FRANK GRANDYc1t1zens oi the United States, and residents of Green# ville, in the county of vGreenville vand State of South. Carolina, have invented an `l1n` provement in'Cross-Ties, of which thc following is a specification.

"(Dur inventicnis an improvement in cross ties, and consists in certain novel constructions and 4combinationsof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

if )referring to the drawings forming a .part-1 y hereof, Figure 1 is a plan view -o'i a portion of` our improved tie, and a portion' of the rail resting thereon. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of.Fig. l. Fig- 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of'Fig. 1 l and Fig. 4 is -a detail` perspective lview of la portion of the spike receiving tube or .casin .l l u 'ln the present embodiment of our invention, the tie comprises a body o of concrete or other plastic material reinforced by chan-A nel plates a upon its upper and lower faces,'

the 'iianges' afof the channel plates engaging the sides of the tie and being embedded in the substance thereof'as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

4Openings 0,3 are arranged in the side of the.

tie for the insertion of' grabs -or picks for convenience in'handlilig the tie.

A plurality of tubes or tubular casings'B are arranged in the.,body of the tie, the'said tubes being arranged vin pairs one in each end of the tie, the rnernbers'of the airs being spaced apart and offset latere ly from each other, for receiving the base c of the rail E therebetween. YThe reinforcing plates' a are each provided with'. openings al registering with the open ends oi" the casings, and the opposite side."'walls b 0i the casing arev extended throughthe opening and flanged' as at b* for engaging the outer face oithe 'beveled as lat rfffor cooperating with Ithe inclined Wall of the recess or pocket., The

the casin fs-B is provided on its' end thereof,' with a Patented' J an.l 21 ,1908.

spike is' locked in position by a wedge-shaped 'locking pin D, havinga 'lip d3 atits' thick end for convenience manipulating the said pim In using our improved tie, the ties are arranged in the-ordinary maniwr. and lthe rails laid thereon. the spikes U are inserted .in .the tubes or casings and -arrangedjwith the ,li p iingaging` .they base of the rai-l and with thelnguengagin the recess orpocketremote from the face yo fthe tie upon which the rail rests.. 'lf'he looking pin i is -then inserted .and driven `into 'the casing a sniiicient distance .to .securely lock the spike in place. The inclined-u persu'rlace of the' l1 andthe inclined. wall o the pocket, provide .--or slight variations in the length of the spike, and `aid in drawing the rail Vbasic down firmly upon the tie. recessie provided'at each -endioi' the tube or casing, i-t is immaterial lwhich i'ace of the 'tie since the spilli-eis adapted #tobc inserted'from 'either end of the tube'.-

removingv the [locking pin, `the-rail may be disengaged from the' tie when it desired for 4any purpose.

While only two tubesor cnsings are shown at each end. of the tie, it is obvious that more might oe-made use of, if desired, on curves or wherever extra bracing of 'tie' might be nec-essary.. l.

Vile claim: t

'ing reinforcing channel. lates on its u per and lower surfaces., the "anges ofthe p ates engaging the sides of the tie, tubular casings 'arranged within the, bo 'ly, said casings being the members oieach pair being spaced a art and oiset laterally' from each other, sai re inforcingplat'es being provided `with opencasings, the ends of op osite side walls of the casings being extendedjthrough the o enjngs and hanged-for engaging the outer aces vof said plates, eachof said casings having pockets in the inner wall thereof,- the-pockets b'e ing spaced apart from each other and having the wall remote from the adjacent face of the tie inclined toward theinterior of the casing, 'a wedge-shaped 'spike provided at its' thin at its thick end with a lugl forentering. the

upon which -rests-th'e-raiL the upper face of 'the inclined wall of the pocket, and eil-Wedge Afterthe rails are in position,

#Since a-pocket or vis :upward when they :wreplacjed vin position l. A' `e comprising a concretebody liav-` u arranged in pairs near eac-h end of the tie,'

end with ya lip for engaging the rail base, .`and` pocket remotefrorn the surface of lthe tie ings registering with the ends ofV the tubular '11.0 the lug being inclined for coperatingwith spike and the outer Wall `o the lcasing,v said.

` of plastic material, and

shaped locking pin arran ed betweenv the pm being provided with. ahead on its Vfree 2. .AV tie having arranged transversely t each end ofthe tie, the memberso each pair being s aced apart and offset laterally. from eachother, eac of said tubes being provided with pockets in its inner wall, the pockets be.- ing spaced apart froin'each otherl and having the 'Wall remote from the adjacent face of the tie inclined toward the interior of the casin a Wedge-shaped spike provided at its thin end with a -lip for engaging the rail base and -at its thickend with a lug for' entering the arrangedv transversely lt ereof in each end of the tie, the' members o being s aced,fapart and offset laterally from-` pocket remotefrom the surface of the tie u on which rests the rail, the upper face ofv t e lul beinginclined'for coperating with y base and at its thick end Witha lug or entering the pocket-remote from the surface ofthe .tie upon Whichrests the rail, the up er face ofthe lugbeing inclined for= coperating with a body portion `composed if Iprovided with 'tubes ereof ini'l airs near 3. A tie having a body portion .coinp'osed pairs near I locking the spikes at its thin end with a lip orengagi'n y the rail 1 the inclined Wall of the ocket, and Ineans engaging the s ike and t e wall of the tube -for locking sai spike in osition, f

l 4 '4. A tie having'a bo( y portion composed of plastic material, and rovided with 'tubes arrangedtransversely t ereof in airs near each end ofthe tie, the members o eachl pair being' s aced a .art andfo'set laterally from 'each ot er; each of'said tubes having pockets in its inner walL' the pockets being spaced apart-from each other and having the wall remote frein-the adjacent face of the tie inelinedtoward the interior of the casing, a spike-.provided at'one end With'a lip for enaging the raillbase, and at the other with a u-g forentering the pocket reinote'rom the surface ofthe tie upon which rests therail,

and means for lock1ng`thespike Within thetube.

Y Artie of the class described, having ver- 'tical tubular openings therethrough, said openings being7V arranged in airs at each end o provide( ,in its inner Wall the tie, and each With pockets, a spi e Within eachopening, saidspikes4 being provided with a li' gagging the'y rail base, and with a lug tier enter tie upon Whichthe'railrests, and means for in jla'ce.4

J O'. F. GRANDY.' C. FRANK GRANDY. Witnesses: if PAUL M.'V STRADLEY,

SAMUEL- SfrRaDLEY. Y.

6o. ing thepocket remote from the face of the 

